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8. kadun ihme

Original title: *batteries not included
  • 1987
  • K-10/7
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
38K
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Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition.
Play trailer1:18
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Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.

  • Director
    • Matthew Robbins
  • Writers
    • Mick Garris
    • Brad Bird
    • Matthew Robbins
  • Stars
    • Hume Cronyn
    • Jessica Tandy
    • Frank McRae
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Writers
      • Mick Garris
      • Brad Bird
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Stars
      • Hume Cronyn
      • Jessica Tandy
      • Frank McRae
    • 100User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:18
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    Photos122

    8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Elizabeth Peña, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Dennis Boutsikaris, and Frank McRae in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Elizabeth Peña, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Dennis Boutsikaris, and Frank McRae in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Elizabeth Peña, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Dennis Boutsikaris, and Frank McRae in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Elizabeth Peña and Hume Cronyn in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Jessica Tandy in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Elizabeth Peña, Hume Cronyn, and Dennis Boutsikaris in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Elizabeth Peña, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, and Dennis Boutsikaris in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in 8. kadun ihme (1987)
    Dennis Boutsikaris in 8. kadun ihme (1987)

    Cast

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    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • Frank Riley
    Jessica Tandy
    Jessica Tandy
    • Faye Riley
    Frank McRae
    Frank McRae
    • Harry Noble
    Elizabeth Peña
    Elizabeth Peña
    • Marisa Esteval
    Michael Carmine
    Michael Carmine
    • Carlos
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Mason Baylor
    Tom Aldredge
    Tom Aldredge
    • Sid Hogenson
    Jane Hoffman
    • Muriel Hogenson
    John DiSanti
    John DiSanti
    • Gus
    John Pankow
    John Pankow
    • Kovacs
    • Director
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Writers
      • Mick Garris
      • Brad Bird
      • Matthew Robbins
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Originally intended to be a story featured in the TV series Hämmästyttävät tarinat (1985). Steven Spielberg liked the idea so much he decided to make it a theatrical release.
    • Goofs
      After Mason fights with his girlfriend, he throws his paintings out his window, which Marisa notices when she sees the paintings falling from his apartment about two floors above. When Mason and Marisa discover their items(Mason's door; Marisa's statue)fixed, Marisa comes out of her room, which is on the same floor as Mason's, which makes it impossible for Marisa to be about two floors down from Mason.
      One explanation is simple;
      Mason has a two story apartment. The next morning when Mason wakes up and sees the garbage truck leaving and his paintings gone, he runs down a flight of stairs and then out of his door. However, when Marisa comes out of her apartment, her door is on the opposite side of the building. So how Marisa saw them fall is still up in the air.
    • Quotes

      Frank Riley: The quickest way to end a miracle is to ask it why it is... or what it wants.

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits, pictures of young Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy
      are shown. This includes their actual wedding photo, since the actors (who often play a married couple on stage or in the movies) were married for decades.
    • Alternate versions
      When aired on national syndication as a "Universal Network" presentation in 1991, the following brief scenes were omitted for time:
      • When Frank attempts to give Faye her medicine.
      • Before Frank asks for somebody to help them, he breaks a vase and kicks a chair.
      • Carlos and his gang planning.
      • Frank and Faye are reading the newspaper and while one of the spaceships pours them coffee, Faye asks what ever happened to General Eisenhower.
      • Harry searches his room for his whistle.
      • While Marissa, Hector and his friends hold a fiesta in the apartment, Mason sits outside and drinks.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Moonstruck/Overboard/September/*Batteries Not Included/Ironweed (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee
      (uncredited)

      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn

    User reviews100

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    This isn't a Spielberg movie. It's a live-action Pixar movie!
    I must admit, I was a kid when this movie came out, but I never saw it as a kid. I watched it for the first time today--with 20 intervening years since the film came out. And I think that perspective shines a new light into this old chestnut.

    If you'll look at the writing credits, you'll notice that the head writer is none other than one Brad Bird, who today works for Pixar. *Batteries Not Included might be sappy for a Spielberg flick, but it is right on target for Brad Bird. Rather than comparing it to E.T. or Cocoon, this movie is more properly compared to The Iron Giant and Toy Story--two movies that successfully bring out the humanity in inanimate objects.

    If this movie came out in 2007 instead of 1987, you'd probably see a Pixar logo on the trailer. For now, just pretend it's computer animated and enjoy the show!
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    • gblues-1
    • Jul 11, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1988 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mirakel på åttonde gatan
    • Filming locations
      • East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,945,797
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,326,530
      • Dec 20, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $65,088,797
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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